Gazette August 7 Vol. 46 No.1

Gazette August 7 Vol. 46 No.1

August 7, 2013 Volume 46 Number 1
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Breathe deep
A smoke-free environment is now in effect on all of Memorial’s campuses.
MEMORIAL READS The Gazette serves up the latest literary offerings by Memorial’s staff and faculty.
Chemistry pays Graduate student receives $25,000 NSERC research scholarship.
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THE VIEW FROM HERE Pictured above is the view residents of the sixth floor of the west tower of the new residence on the St. John’s campus will enjoy this fall. The west tower will accommodate 250 students in September; beds for 250 more students will be available upon completion of the east tower in January 2014.
‘Potential for excellence’
Memorial partners with Eastern Health on Molecular Imaging Program
By Sharon Gray
Eastern Health. “With the introduction of a PET/CT scanner, patients with certain illnesses will no longer have to travel outside the province to receive this specialized procedure.” Dr. Rourke noted that the heart of the molecular imaging facility is the cyclotron that can generate an array of radioisotopes for biological and physical
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testing as well as consolidate nuclear medicine services in one location at the Health Sciences Centre. “With the addition of a positron emission and computerized tomography scanner to Eastern Health’s Molecular Imaging Program, we are making an important and essential investment in the health of our residents,” said Minister Sullivan. A positron emission and computerized tomography (PET/CT) scanner is a vital diagnostic tool most commonly used to detect, assess and treat cancers. This technology is also used for the assessment of cardiac disease and diagnosis of some neurological disorders. “The to Molecular Imaging medical Program equipment will provide our patients with access leading-edge that will enhance health-care delivery in Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Vickie Kaminski, president and CEO of
investigations. Biomedical science investigations will begin within a specialized research laboratory located near the cyclotron. For this specialized lab, researchers at Memorial are seeking a major enabling investment to acquire a specialized pre-clinical CT scanner and a high-field pre-clinical spectrometer. “This investment, together with that in the cyclotron, offers the potential for excellence, nationally and internationally,” said Dr. Rourke. “This is a wonderful opportunity and Memorial’s scientific community is keenly interested in the capabilities that this laboratory can offer.” Dr. Peter Hollett, clinical chief of nuclear medicine at Eastern Health, said operating a PET/CT scanner within this province provides a better chance at fighting various chronic illnesses. “A PET/CT scan would be able to tell a
11 on the new Molecular Imaging Program that will provide the people of Newfoundland and Labrador with stateof-the-art technology to greatly improve the diagnosis and treatment of certain illnesses, such as cancer. “The Faculty of Medicine and Memorial University are pleased to partner with Eastern Health to fully capitalize on this significant and strategic investment by the provincial government,” said Dr. James Rourke, Faculty of Medicine. “The best health care requires up-to-date facilities and excellent health care professionals who are informed by research and education. This project addresses all of these requirements.” Susan Sullivan, minister of Health and Community Services, said the provincial government is investing approximately $40 million to provide this new diagnostic
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physician whether their patient’s chemotherapy is working far in advance of any other imaging techniques, it will allow physicians to monitor blood flow in the heart more effectively and will provide a means to positively diagnose Alzheimer’s from other types of dementia, which is something we could previously not do in this province.” A tender to begin realignment of Clinch Crescent to accommodate the project at the Health Sciences Centre was recently awarded. This realignment will be the first phase of development that will include the creation of a new entrance to the Janeway Emergency Department and construction of a new facility to house
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
It was no surprise to many when the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Arts Society recently announced that accordion player and entertainer Ray Walsh (BA(Ed.)’72, BA’85, M.Ed.’90) is the newest recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Walsh, a proud Memorial graduate, a former teacher and a founding member of the Walsh Family Band was humbled by the award. In this interview with Gazette contributor Sharon King, he talks about his early years as an entertainer and playing the accordion when it wasn’t “cool”. SK: Why did you decide to play the accordion? RW: There was always music in our house. My father played the fiddle and his father played the fiddle, so the first instrument I played was the fiddle. Then, I progressed to the guitar because growing up in the ’60s, it wasn’t cool to play the fiddle. I always wanted to play every instrument I ever saw so I could play the fiddle a bit, I could play the guitar a bit and I could play the button accordion. When I first started teaching in Marystown, I was lucky enough to get into a band. One of the fellows that played in the band had a piano accordion, which is much different than a button accordion and I took it home to the boarding house and tried to play it. It’s not a popular instrument in Newfoundland and Labrador. After a year of teaching in Marystown, I came to St. John’s to teach and I met a Newfoundland singer named John White who was looking for an accordion player and John later introduced me to Harry Brown and I eventually got on a radio show on CBC. It was luck, RW: When I went to Memorial on Parade Street, one of the requirements was that you had to attend one choir class a week. I had never done that in my life. The choir was conducted by Dr. Ignatius (Nish) Rumboldt and I never SK: How did your experience at Memorial influence your decision to play traditional music? RW: I love music. I love all kinds of music and I get a lot of enjoyment out of playing music. There’s always a challenge with music. If you want to play it well, you have to play it better than you did before. The enjoyment is the challenge of learning new things. I still play music every day because I want to get better at it. You always have to have a challenge. forgot that experience. He would have us sing the old standards like How Great Thou Art and I was never much for singing, but I fell in love with group singing. When I was teaching in Bay de Verde, and I had the opportunity, I always had a school choir that I played for and conducted. We attended festivals and I always felt that my experience at the Parade Street campus paved the way for where I am today. Nish was a very nice man, and if you can, imagine 100 or so first-year education students down by the old annex where The Rooms is now, conducting a choir. He would do all these old pieces. I just loved it. It was a very enjoyable time in my life. RW: There has been a tremendous interest in traditional music among young people in our province and we have young folks that teach traditional music. Traditional music was played in the halls for dances and there was
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chance, determination and being in the right place at the right time. SK: How has the traditional music industry changed since your days on CBC’s All Around the Circle?
no commercialization of the music. SK: What is the most fun part about playing the accordion?
Ray Walsh
marketing strategy incorporating the two destinations. “The project offered students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of how to apply tourism concepts and principles to practices or challenges in local communities; and consequently, learn how to pro-
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pose or recommend solutions to tourism challenges,” said Dr. Addo. In addition, Dr. Addo plans to do his own research on the topic, resulting in a report to share with local partners and others in the province. As part of the efforts to increase tourist awareness of the communities and
Location is everything,
it comes to tourism.
especially when
advance knowledge in his field, he is also planning to complete a conference paper/presentation and journal publication. Throughout this work, Dr. Addo has been in email and telephone communication with people from the region who represent provincial and Saint Pierre and Miquelon governments, small businesses, and tourism organizations. He is planning a visit to the region in late summer 2013, to become more familiar with the area and complete an Area Survey of Challenges and Opportunities for Development. This project demonstrates the role that the university can play in bringing together various partners to advance knowledge and address community research needs. It is also a strong example of how students can be engaged in applied research that benefits the public. In addition, it demonstrates how Yaffle and this publication link together those inside and outside the university.
Interested in learning more? Amy Tucker, co-ordinator of knowledge mobilization at the Harris Centre, would love to tell you more. Call her at 709 864 6115 or email her at amy.tucker@mun.ca.
At a recent Harris Centre regional workshop on the Burin Peninsula, local participants said they’d be interested in learning more about potential tourism linkages between the Peninsula and the French islands of St Pierre and Miquelon. After all, the town of Fortune is only a short ferry ride away from the islands, and there is significant tourist traffic to the French territory. Economic development and tourism workers in the region wanted to better understand the current value of the tourism industry in their area, given the limited amount of promotion of St. Pierre and Miquelon to Newfoundland and Labrador tourists and travellers. “If St. Pierre and Miquelon, and the Burin Peninsula, as the route to those islands, were marketed on a larger scale, how might the value of the tourism industry change for the Burin Peninsula and the province?” asked Trevor Bungay, economic development officer with the Department of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development. “What if they were promoted in the same way as other anchor tourism attractions such as George Street, Cabot, icebergs, or Vikings?” In the December 2012 Gazette, the research opportunity was featured in this column. The article caught the attention of Dr. Edward Addo, with the tourism studies program at Grenfell Campus. He was so interested in the project, he asked his Tourism Marketing 2201 class to research the case, do a situation analysis, and propose a
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The Afiara String Quartet is just one of the musical groups performing at the Tuckamore Festival, taking place Aug. 5–18.
The music of friends
By Mandy Cook
Gryphon Trio, the Afiara String Quartet and composer Dinuk Wijeratne. The musicians will also travel from the typical performance halls into St. John’s café The Rocket and the communities of Admiral’s Cove and Brigus to share the experience further. Mr. Steeves says there are numerous aspects of the festival he is looking forward to. “Following the development and performances of the 20 or so young artists over the course of the two weeks is always very inspiring,” he said. “I really enjoy the teaching aspect. In terms of performances, I can’t wait for Hamelin’s — one of the world’s greatest pianists — performance of the big Schubert A major sonata on Aug. 5.” Ms. Dahn says that not only is the festival an important vehicle for attracting
world-class performers to a far flung location like St. John’s, it also attracts the next generation of Memorial’s classical music stars. “The festival serves as a great recruiting tool for the School Music,” she said. “Many of our students became interested in coming to Memorial because they first came to Tuckamore. Our graduating gold medal winner this year came to Tuckamore twice as a high school student. The kids who do Tuckamore are keeners and these are the students we want at Memorial.” Both professors say the festival also helps to build new audiences and to introduce chamber music to people who have not yet experienced the genre, so that it can be “accessible to all.” For more information, please visit www.tuckamorefestival.ca .
Steeves and Nancy Dahn, professors of
One of Atlantic Canada’s
leading summertime chamber music programs beautiful will sound once for again produce music classical
music in the School of Music who are also known as Duo Concertante, the 13th season of the Tuckamore Festival is offering up its trademark of performances and compositions by participants in the festival’s Young Artist Program and Young Composers Program, as well as an exciting roster of guest artists. Passionate pianists and string players will lead and perform during two weeks of inspired, powerful and diverse concerts, as well as numerous free of charge open rehearsals, master classes, lunchtime performances and children’s concerts. Guest artists include pianist Marc Andre Hamelin, clarinetist James Campbell, the
lovers and practitioners on Memorial University’s St. John’s campus. The Tuckamore Festival will take place at Memorial’s School of Music, and at other capital city venues and beyond from Aug. 5-18. Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments — historically a group that could fit in a palace chamber and is sometimes described as “the music of friends.” Led by artistic directors Timothy
Your career begins with MUN
Students are offered
a wide range of opportunities to build their professional skills during their time in university. From co-op placements and Memorial Undergraduate Career Experience Program (MUCEP) positions to volunteer activities, many resumé-building options are available through the university. These openings help our learning experience to become a hands-on one, one that is different from the classroom. These programs not only look great on a resumé, they also help you decide your career path by allowing you to explore your interests. Moreover, they create a solid network that opens doors that lead to various paths. Employers (co-op, MUCEP, volunteer) have connections. They can recommend you or provide you with a solid reference. Their reputation might be well recognized by other establishments, which could benefit you in the long run. Before moving to St. John’s, a professor from Algonquin
months. It allows flexibility with class schedules, some-
STUDENTVIEW
Joshua Duff
College warned me that many college grads are more employable than university grads. Colleges usually offer co-op placement within their structured programs. Many university departments have recognized this college trend and have incorporated internships into their programs, giving their students specialized training. For some, this is a matter of choice. But if you plan on working full time during your summers off, co-op offers the added bonus of earning credits while getting paid. Also, work terms can be conducted outside and around the province, providing amazing opportunities to see the world and experience life in new places. MUCEP positions help students build real world experience and career skills. MUCEP employs students in various departments on campus. Administrative, organizational, research and writing are a few of the many different positions that are offered. Each position lasts a semester, offering 40–80 hours over the course of four
thing that not all off-campus jobs can offer. A volunteer position is great on a resumé as well. I understand the difficulty in dedicating what limited available time we have as students to volunteer work while trying to balance studies and work. Yet, any sort can definitely boost your qualifications as a job applicant post-graduation. There are many volunteer establishments on and off campus. These organizations may also allow you to make connections while providing you with the training you need for your desired career choice and will usually provide an excellent reference. Moreover, it shows your dedication to a cause or your desired profession. I only stress these options because the job market increasingly requires hands-on qualifications. Studying books and writing papers does help us build knowledge that we can apply to our careers. However, there are other possibilities to discover how to apply what we learn in school and the options listed above will teach you how. Joshua Duff is a fourth-year student majoring in political science and English language and literature at Memorial University. He can be reached at jrd218@mun.ca .
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The Engineering building on Memorial’s St. John’s campus.
Proud history
By Jackey Locke
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science awarded four-year accreditation
The Faculty
of Engineering and Applied especially good news for our process engineering program which received four years for its first accreditation. New programs normally receive three years for first-time accreditation, so it is an exceptional achievement for our new program to receive four years.” CEAB accreditation is recognized worldwide. It involves quantitative and qualitative evaluations of the curriculum, program environment and learning outcomes for undergraduate engineering programs in Canada. The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial has a long, proud history of accredited engineering co-operative education. It is dedicated to providing students with the best quality of undergraduate engineering programs in Canada and around the world. “This was a great team effort and a major accomplishment for our faculty,” said Dr. Naterer. “The accreditation process is a vigorous one and involves a lot of hard work and preparation. I want to thank everyone who contributed, especially Andy Fisher, associate dean, undergraduate studies, and Faisal Khan, chair, process engineering, as well as Darryl Pike and Nicole Devereaux. We are very proud of our undergraduate programs and students.” The Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board was established by Engineers Canada in 1965 to accredit undergraduate engineering programs that provide the academic requirements necessary for licensure as a professional engineer in Canada. Learn more at ceab@engineerscanada.ca.
Science has been awarded full accreditation status to June 30, 2017, of its undergraduate co-operative programs in civil, computer, electrical, mechanical and process engineering by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). The faculty’s ocean and naval architectural engineering program received a six-year accreditation in 2011, which means that all six undergraduate engineering programs are now aligned to coincide together for the next CEAB accreditation review in 2017. “Accreditation is an essential requirement of our programs,” said Dr. Greg Naterer, dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. “This is great news for the faculty and for our students, in particular. It is
Memorial now smoke-free CAREing about productivity
By David Sorensen By Janet Harron
A full smoking ban has come
into effect at Memorial University. The final stage of the phased-in approach to banning smoking on all campuses began Aug. 1. “Memorial is committed to providing a safe, smoke-free environment for its students, faculty and staff,” said Kent Decker, vice-president (administration and finance). “Going smoke-free will make Memorial University a healthier place to live, work and study.” Memorial University encourages its community to respect the revised smoking policy and the rights of others to a healthy and smoke-free environment. “The long-term health and safety of students and staff, the detrimental health impact of smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, and the university’s ability to influence community and society through its policies and actions were factors that influenced the
board’s decision,” said Mr. Decker. The university is also conducting an awareness campaign, which includes posters and billboards near campus entrances, to highlight the restrictions. “We hope and expect smokers to comply with the non-smoking policy,” said Sheila Miller, director of the Department of Health and Safety. Memorial’s Board of Regents introduced the phased-in smoking ban in 2011, first banning smoking in doorways. Since last year, smoking has been banned at the Marine Institute, and allowed only at one location on the St. John’s campus and a single spot at Grenfell Campus. Smoking cessation assistance can be found through Memorial’s wellness programs. For more on Memorial’s smoking policy, see www.mun.ca/policy/site/policy. php?id=198 .
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“Due to higher wages and higher standard of livings, most people in the province have benefitted,” he said. “This is a good news story and the sort of thing that CARE hopes to generate more and more of for the people of this province. The release of this sort of positive information is key to decision-making at both the policy and personal level.” Since Newfoundland and Labrador’s high productivity level reflects the high value added per hour worked produced in the mining and oil and gas sector, depletion of these natural resources, especially the offshore oil reserves, raises sustainability issues. In order for the province to maintain its current relative productivity level, it needs to invest substantially in reproducible capital, both human capital and physical capital. The entire report can be found at CARE’s website at www.economicsaction.com.
the Faculty of Arts’ Department of Economics, has commissioned a report that puts Newfoundland and Labrador’s productivity front and centre. CARE (Collaborative Applied Research in Economics) was established in 2012 to promote applied economic research within Newfoundland and Labrador and a greater understanding of the province’s economy and any associated wider social impacts. According to Dr. Wade Locke, one of CARE’s principal investigators, the study shows that the improvement in productivity in Newfoundland and Labrador during the 1997-2010 period has been “phenomenal” and considerably higher than any other region in Canada. Dr. Locke indicates that the report shows this growth has spilled into other sectors, which denotes, in his words, “true productivity.”
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the Molecular Imaging Program next to the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre. In addition to providing Eastern Health and Memorial University with additional research and teaching opportunities, the Molecular Imaging Program will assist with recruitment efforts for physicians. More information about the program can be found on Eastern Health’s website at www.easternhealth.ca . Development of the facility is anticipated to begin later this year. It is expected that the first PET/CT scan will be offered by spring of 2015 and the Molecular Imaging Program should be in full operation by 2016.
Afiara String Quartet
Gryphon Trio
Marc-André Hamelin
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Dr. Kelly Vodden
Duo Concertante
James Campbell
Yariv Aloni
Collaboration key to successful regional governance
By Cathy Newhook
Dinuk Wijeratne
Vernon Regehr
Susan Waterbury
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Dr. Vodden, “but many community leaders also see the advantages — and the necessity — of working together as their demographic and financial realities change.” She added that regional governance and collaboration does not come without challenges and requires significant investments in relationship and capacity building at the local level. “With the loss of the Regional Economic Development Boards, Employment Assistance Services offices and school boards, stakeholders across the province have begun to come together to discuss what development in their regions will look like going forward,” Dr. Vodden elaborated. “These are critical discussions at a time when more, rather than less, development capacity is required in many rural regions.” The research also describes a trend towards large provincially defined geographic regions which are cited by stakeholders as extremely difficult to serve. Findings of the report suggest they are often not optimal for sharing services or planning for economic development. Alternatively, the report suggests regions should be smaller and based on factors such as labour flows, service areas, natural resources and amenities that reflect residents’ sense of place. “When regions come together at this smaller scale it is often organically. The interconnections between social and economic development, for example, tend to be evident in these smaller regions,” said Dr. Vodden. Driven by the mandates and funding programs of individual departments, the report suggests most regional initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador have yet to take an integrated approach to development. “This creates silos,” said Dr. Vodden, “but also contributes to the complex layering and maze of regions and organizational structures and processes across the province.” The research was made possible with support from Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation, the CanadaNewfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Development Agreement, Service Canada, the Department of Advanced Education and Skills and Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador. The report is available online at www.mun.ca/ harriscentre/reports .
Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development (the Harris Centre) takes an in-depth look at communities across the province and identifies successful approaches and challenges to regional governance. The report identifies regional collaboration as an important strategy for rural communities facing social, economic and ecological change. Understanding Regional Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Survey of Regional Development Organizations, was led by Memorial’s Dr. Kelly Vodden, associate professor, Environmental Policy Institute, Grenfell Campus (cross-appointed to the Faculty of Arts’ Department of Geography), along with Dr. Heather Hall, post-doctoral fellow, Department of Geography and the Harris Centre, and Dr. David Freshwater, professor of agricultural economics, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture and adjunct professor, Memorial University’s Department of Geography. This core group collaborated with a research team and an advisory committee representing a cross-section of government and regional organizations over a five-year period. “It was critical that the project engage with communities and organizations throughout the province,” said Dr. Rob Greenwood, executive director of the Harris Centre. “Their input provided insight into how regions within our province work together, helping us develop a practical guide for public policy decision-makers.” The findings of the research suggest that while communities have long been coming together at a regional or multi-community level to address challenges, regional efforts have increased substantially since the 1980s and 1990s. This regional collaboration, through both formal institutions and more informal social arrangements, has resulted in a number of advantages for communities, including economic benefits, sharing of ideas, mutual support and improved environmental management. Dr. Vodden explained that the forces of change that have encouraged communities to collaborate with one another have come from both within and outside their regions. “Both provincial and federal levels of government have encouraged regional development approaches,” said
Join us to celebrate another season with brilliant artists such as Marc-André Hamelin, the Afiara String Quartet, the Gryphon Trio, and James Campbell. Monday, august 5th 8 pM Marc-andré haMelin, D. F. Cook Recital Hall Wednesday, august 7th 8 pM the afiara string Quartet,
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, “The Kirk”
thursday, august 8 10 pM dinuk Wijeratne and friends, doWntoWn late night prograM, The Rocket Room, 272 Water St.
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friday, august 9th 8 pM genius and genesis, DF Cook Recital Hall The Afiara String Quartet, Bill Brennan, Duo Concertante, Dinuk Wijeratne & Vernon Regehr saturday, august 10 7 pM – young coMposers, Suncor Energy Hall Come hear our young composers music 8 pM – young artists at play, Petro Canada Hall Young Artists play chamber music & solo repertoire
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saturday, august 10th 7:30 pM afiara string Quartet, Old Church Admiral’s Cove thursday, august 15 8 pM gryphon trio: Music for the end of tiMe, DF Cook Recital Hall
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friday, august 16 8 pM jaMes caMpbell & friends, DF Cook Recital Hall Tuckamore faculty artists, Susan Waterbury and Yariv Aloni, join James Campbell.
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sunday, august 19 8:00 pM festival finale! With young artists, DF Cook Recital Hall
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Plus FREE lunch hour recitals, children’s concert, workshops, masterclasses, open rehearsals, Brigus concert and more! Tickets and passes available at 1-888-311-9090 (Ticketpro) or www.ticketpro.ca or www.tuckamorefestival.ca.
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B oo k s
Awakening to the Great Sleep War
Gert Jonke
Translated by Jean M. Snook
This novel traces the ancestry and generations Awakening to the Great Sleep War is one of the loveliest riddles through of a European world in literature: an expedition constant nervous motion, where reality is rapidly fraying — flags refuse to stick to their poles, lids sidle off of their pots, tram tracks shake their stops away like fleas, and books abandon libraries in droves. Our guide on this journey through the possible (and impossible) is an “acoustical decorator” by the name of Burgmüller — a poetical gentleman, the lover of three women, able to communicate with birds, and at least as philosophically minded as the author who invented him: “Everything has suddenly become so transparent that one can’t see through anything anymore.” This enormously comic and finally quite moving tale is perhaps Gert Jonke’s masterpiece. Amanda DeMarco wrote in the Los Angeles Review of Books that “Snook’s translation is pure and clean, and her prose has a ceaseless energy that fluctuates gracefully between crisp philosophical enigma and exuberant poeticizing.” Dr. Snook is a professor of German in the Department of German and Russian. her daughter. The two families are linked from generation to generation by a common birthmark and a curse bestowed on one of the families by an old Beothuk woman in the 1600s. Because of this curse, when there is not a Bart and Elizabeth Knight living, then a series of catastrophes befall Newfoundland. The novel follows the Bart and Elizabeth Knights of subsequent generations and the disasters that occur when there is not a married couple by that name. Throughout this fictionalized story, major events in Newfoundland’s history are interwoven. Dr. Godwin is a professor of family medicine and director of the Primary Healthcare Research Unit. The Mark of Time is his second novel and the second in a trilogy involving the now extinct Beothuk race. The first novel, Belle Maro, is also a sweeping historical novel but it concentrates on cross-cultural contact and relations between the Beothuk and the European settlers who came to Newfoundland. Dr. Godwin said each novel can be read separately, but will be tied together in the third part of the trilogy. of two fictional families, the Knights and the Johnsons. The families can be linked genetically, based on a birth mark, from the time of the Vikings in 1,000 AD until today. The Mark of Time is a story of those two families, the lives of successive generations and their presumed relationship to the historical and disastrous events in Newfoundland’s history. The story begins in 1,000 AD in the Viking community of Leifsbudir in what is now Newfoundland. This community does not survive due to attacks from other Vikings and the northern Skraelings or Inuit. The survivors take refuge with the Beothuk and become part of their family line. The most visible genetic heritage is a large port wine stain, originating with a Viking woman and
Mark of Time
Marshall Godwin
Edited by Christopher Curran and Melvin Baker
The Face of Justice on Newfoundland’s Northeast Coast
Hooking
Mary Dalton
Over the years Memorial University professor Mary Dalton has contributed greatly to the literary life of this province through editing the literary journal Tickle Ace and the interdisciplinary journal Newfoundland Studies, mentorship of generations
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essays
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of young poets and the organization of many literary events. Her fifth book of poetry goes where no other Newfoundland poet has gone. It is experimental in form and it addresses our contemporary situation. Hooking is a collection of centos, collage forms with ancient antecedents. It has been listed by the Globe and Mail and by CBC Books as one of this season’s top poetry books. It’s on Salty Ink’s top 10 spring list of Canadian poetry books. Described on the recent Literary Press Group National Poetry Month page as “eagerly anticipated,” this book sees her approaching contemporary Newfoundland through the use of techniques in common with mash-up in music and collage in visual art, as well as in the traditional Newfoundland craft of mat-hooking. Prof. Dalton is a poet, a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature and the director of the Faculty of Arts’ annual SPARKS Literary Festival.
in this volume trace essential on the the They by of the face of justice Newfoundland’s coast from fishery migratory Northeast
of the 18th century to pre-Confederation were written and by decades of the 20th. academic
public and community historians. They show not only that the sources of law and the level of justice activities in communities varied as demographic, social and economic changed conditions throughout
this period, but also that the law and its institutions formed an integral part of the fabric of everyday life and were valued as such. Communities discussed include Brigus, Harbour Grace, Trinity, Bonavista, Catalina and Greenspond. Dr. Baker is Memorial’s archivist-historian.
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Parties, Elections, and the Future of Canadian Politics
Edited by Amanda Bittner and Royce Koop
On May 2, 2011, won Canadians their first watched as the Stephen Harper Conservatives majority government. Jack Layton led the NDP to its best performance in history, and Michael Ignatieff and the federal Liberals had their worst showing to date. To most casual observers, this election marked a major shift in Canadian politics. In reality, the country’s political landscape and national party system had been changing for quite some time. Parties, Elections, and the Future of Canadian Politics offers the first comprehensive account of political change in Canada over the past two decades. It explores developments in the political landscape from both historical and contemporary perspectives and speculates on the future of the national party system. By documenting how parties and voters responded to new challenges between 1993 and 2011, this volume enhances our understanding of one of the most tumultuous periods in Canadian political history. Prof. Bittner is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Memorial. Royce Koop is an assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University.
Nasrullah: Fogotten Patriarch of the American Thoroughbred
Nasrullah arrived in Kentucky in 1950 and forever changed the modern American thoroughbred. Bred into royalty by the Aga Kahn, Nasrullah’s journey from Europe to America was one of glorious victories and grand potential. He was the first horse to lead both the American and English sire lists, which led to a legendary line of descendants that includes nine U.S. champions, three Hall of Famers and 98 stake winners like Bold Ruler, Noor and Nashua. Nasrullah is even grandsire of the famed Secretariat. Ride along with author Melanie Greene, a staff member working with Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Supports and the Office of the Vice-President (Academic) on the Teaching and Learning Framework, as she recounts the compelling history of a truly remarkable horse that is sure to take any equestrian fan far beyond the bluegrass.
Free Flight
William Pryse-Phillips
It’s not every day that a neurologist turns his hand to writing a children’s book, but professor emeritus Dr. William Pryse-Phillips is the proud author of Free Flight, a Newfoundland-based book for children aged six to 10. Dr. Pryse-Phillips’ last book, Companion to Clinical Neurology, had more than one million words; Free Flight comes in at 1,000 words with beautiful illustrations by C. Anne MacLeod. Free Flight is a parable for children and their parents. It tells the story of Junior, a young gannet, who doesn’t want to learn to fly, despite the urging of his parents. “I’m a land bird,” says Junior, perched on a ledge on a chimney of rock, high above the sea. “I could sit here forever.” The mother and father gannet try to persuade him to try to fly, but Junior isn’t moving. Until, that is, his cousin comes by and sings the praises of flight. “On a clear day there is sea forever,” says the cousin. “Sometimes the wind gets under your wings and lifts you up so you can just hang there and look down to where the roiling bubbles in the water tell you where your next meal is.” Inspired by his cousin’s words, Junior shuffled to the edge of his rock ledge, where a gust of air swirls around him and lifts him for an instant. He realizes that truly birds were born to fly and spreads his wings for the first time. Dr. Pryse-Phillips said the gannet’s story grew out of his own struggle of letting his three children leave home for careers in other parts of Canada. He said the story should appeal not only to children but to grandparents who have let their adult kids go and to parents who are preparing for an empty nest.
Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education
Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher a theory Education compelling presents
Elizabeth Murphy and Maria Rodrigues-Manzanare
that will be useful for researchers, policy makers and practitioners interested in understanding and controlling the shifts that are occurring in education due to the integration of technology. The book was authored by Drs. Elizabeth Murphy of the Faculty of Education and Maria a in Rodriguessessional and French Manzanare, lecturer of
Spanish and in the Faculty Education. Activity Theory is a tool that can help make sense of the complex changes taking place in higher education because of the integration of technology. Unlike other theories, it allows for a focus that includes elements in the social, cultural and historical setting in which the technology is used. In addition, it supports consideration of the practices of individual students and educators as well as practices at the institutional level. The book provides insights into how technology can support innovation, not only in education, but in other practices.
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Awards recognize diverse selection of DELTS’ services
By Courtenay Alcock
‘Major change in thought’
By Kelly Foss
Memorial researchers involved in unique mining innovation partnership
“They wanted industry-oriented research where the questions were coming from industry, but researchers in is any indication of success, universities, government, people in industry and services providers would work together to come up with unique solutions to the problems,” said Dr. Piercey. Dr. Piercey and Dr. Farquharson became involved in one particular aspect of the project, the footprints exploration group, which was hoping to create a new model for exploration. “When we are trying to find new resources there is a footprint of that deposit and the environment around it,” said Dr. Piercey. “The idea of this project is we are trying
If recognition
Memorial’s Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Support (DELTS) is off to a good start this year. Since the beginning of 2013, the department has received eight awards from four national and international associations. The awards recognize a variety of work by DELTS, ranging from innovations in integrative technology, educational practices and collaboration, service programs, instructional support and marketing. “The diversity of these awards speaks to the creativity and talent of our staff in the many facets of our organization,” said Susan Cleyle, director of DELTS. “The commitment of our partners and the ingenuity of our staff allows us to remain innovative and effective in the technologies we use and the services we provide to the university community and beyond.” The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) presented DELTS with four awards at its annual conference in Ottawa, Ont., on May 2. All four awards recognized the unit’s integration of technology in various ways. DELTS also received two marketing awards on May 24 from the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE). And earlier this year, its student retention program, CONNECT, was recognized with two awards. The CONNECT program engages online education applicants and first-time online education students to help them connect with the larger Memorial University community.
A collection of views of a 3-D Earth model showing the “true” geology from different angles.
Researchers in
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to understand what a deposit looks like physically, chemically and geologically right at the deposit, 100 metres away, 200 metres away, etc.” “Picture an archery target,” said Dr. Farquharson. “The deposit is the yellow circle in the middle and there are different colour circles coming out from it. From a geophysical perspective we might do a survey and get data that suggests that we are not right over the bullseye, but we don’t really know which of those coloured bands we’re in, in other words, how far from the target we are.” Dr. Farquharson says since researchers already know the physical properties of the actual deposit, if they have data from right over the top they’d know exactly where they were. But they know a lot less about how to recognize how far away from a discovery they might be. “If you are way off to the side, where there is only a slight alteration or variation, we don’t know what the effect there will be on the physical properties,” he said. “So we are trying to understand all the physical properties in the area, not just the stuff right in the middle over the deposit.” The footprints exploration group is trying to create a unified picture by bringing together the disparate geological, geochemical and physical data collected by researchers, to give mining companies a greater ability to recognize the subtle differences in the information collected around an ore deposit and more accurately pinpoint its actual location. “What’s unique is that we researchers usually work in silos,” said Dr. Piercey. “The key here is that we are talking to one another to create integrated data sets with geologists, geophysicts, and so on collecting data on the same samples in the same locations, working together and co-supervising students. It has never been done this way before and it’s a major change in thought.”
Department of Earth Sciences are among those from 16 other universities and 24 leading mining companies across Canada to benefit from the largest Collaborate Research and Development grant ever awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The $5.1 million investment towards the $12-million project will support a pan-Canadian research partnership to innovate the country’s mining industry. The five-year project will involve in-depth research on three specific areas, a gold deposit in Quebec, a uranium deposit in Saskatchewan and a copper deposit in British Columbia. The hope is after this five-year term, researchers will spend another term on deposits in three new areas. Dr. Steve Piercey and Dr. Colin Farquharson are research partners on the project, which is hoped to increase exploration success rates. Dr. Piercey says the idea for the project was born in 2006 when some of the country’s mining visionaries got together to figure out a way to keep Canadian mining and exploration research from getting left behind. “Canada and Australia are the leaders in mining and mineral exploration globally, and Australia had been putting all kinds of money into projects called predictive mineral research centres,” he explained. “These stalwarts of the Canadian mining companies decided that if we didn’t start putting our heads together we were going to be outmoded.” From that idea the Canadian Mining Innovation Council was born, with interests in exploration, development, drilling technology, mining and clean up.
A complete list of the awards include:
2013 Award of Excellence and Innovation in the Integration of Technology in the K-12 Classroom, by the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, for Education 6107 – Arts Education: Creativity in the Classroom 2013 Award of Excellence and Innovation in the Integration of Technology in Educational Practices/ Collaboration, by the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, for Teaching with Technology Community 2013 Award of Excellence and Innovation in the Integration of Technology in a Formal or Non-Formal Educational Program, by the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, Fishing Vessel Stability Simulator 2013 Award of Merit in the Integration of Technology in Instructional Design/Teaching and Learning, by the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, for Chemistry 1810: Elements of Chemistry 2013 Marketing Award for Other Printed Marketing Materials/Collateral Materials, by Canadian Association for University Continuing Education, for “Memorial@it’s your day” e-Convocation congratulatory card 2013 Marketing Award for Other Printed Marketing Materials/Collateral Materials, by Canadian Association for University Continuing Education, for Memorial@ Home transit posters 2013 Innovative Program Award, by National
‘Smartest and best’
By Naomi Osborne
Mr. Cross was recently named the first Marine Institute recipient of the teaching award from the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL). He was honoured with this prestigious award at PEGNL’s annual general meeting and conference on June 14. Having served as a member of PEGNL for many years, Mr. Cross has made significant contributions to the engineering profession and to engineering education. Fellow instructor in the Marine Institute’s School of Ocean Technology, Paul Ryan, began the process when he approached Mr. Cross for permission to nominate him for the award. Intent on being thorough, Mr. Cross submitted a 30-page application which impressed the selection committee. “I think the Marine Institute will be seeing a fair bit of this award in the future because we have excellent teaching and an environment which allows instructors
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John Cross, a marine engineering instructor with
the Marine Institute’s School of Maritime Studies, is described by his colleagues as “someone who embodies and exemplifies that which is best of teachers of engineering” and by his students as one of the “smartest and best” instructors they have ever had.
to hone their skills,” said Mr. Cross. “I’m hopeful this award will generate awareness at the institute about PEGNL and in turn make PEGNL aware of our capabilities at the Marine Institute.”
Orientation Directors Association Region IX, CONNECT 2013 Wagner Award for Outstanding Instructional Support, by Distance Learning Administration, to DELTS staff member Jody Burke for CONNECT
From left are John Cross and Bill Hunt.
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Choosing Memorial
By Kelly Foss
Top chemistry academic achiever applying NSERC scholarship at master’s level
A chemistry master’s
a prestigious Julie
student has won Sciences and
Payette-Natural
Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) research scholarship. Jessica Besaw completed her
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undergraduate degree at Memorial in the spring and will begin the second phase of her academic career in September. The Julie Payette-NSERC Research Scholarship is awarded to the 24 most outstanding applicants in NSERC’s postgraduate scholarships “M” competition and is based on academic excellence, research ability and potential, and communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities. The scholarship will provide $25,000 towards one year of study. One of the faculty’s strongest undergraduate academic achievers, Ms. Besaw made the dean’s list for four consecutive years and received the chemistry medal for highest academic standing at spring convocation. While she agrees academic success has been important to her, she says this scholarship is about much more. “This scholarship wasn’t just about academics and having the highest grade,” she said. “There were other criteria they were looking for, including communications, leadership and interpersonal abilities. The reason I stood out, I think, is because as an undergraduate student I was chosen to represent Memorial at the London International Youth Science Forum.
Jessica Besaw
“In addition, I have worked as a teaching assistant and tutored high school students full time. I have also been a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and involved in Memorial’s intramural sports teams. I have also written and directed a play, which was performed by high school students at the regional drama festival competition. This role enabled me to encourage others to bring their own skills to the table.” The recipient of three NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards, including one at Queen’s University, Ms. Besaw thought carefully about where she wanted to do her graduate studies. “The reason I stayed here to do a master’s at Memorial is, while I looked around at other projects and had gotten proposals to work at other universities, I found the project I had here was better than any other project I could have gotten elsewhere. My project will include computational chemistry work with Dr. Chris Rowley in chemistry and experimental protein work with Dr. Valerie Booth in biochemistry,” she said. “It combines two things I really love to do. I thought when I did my master’s I would have to choose between them, but Dr. Rowley contacted Dr. Booth and proposed they do a collaboration together for my benefit. So I will be doing experimental work by synthesizing proteins and characterizing them with nuclear magnetic resonance, and then running molecular dynamic simulations on high performance computers. It’s exactly what I wanted and all I had to do was ask!”
Premier signs MOU with China; highlights expanded post-secondary education partnerships
As the Newfoundland
and Labrador bachelor degree holders who have achieved outstanding results will be eligible for admission into further studies leading to graduate degrees at Memorial University. College of the North Atlantic currently provides the curriculum for diploma programs at eight Chinese universities and supports and trains faculty at two of these educational institutions. In addition to the MOU on the Mutual Recognition of Higher and Post-Secondary Education, Memorial University has signed MOUs with the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE). The CSC MOU establishes the China Scholarship Council and Memorial University of Newfoundland Joint Funding Program, which will support up to 20 qualified doctoral students who will be jointly funded by Memorial University and the CSC to pursue doctoral studies. It will also support visiting research students and post-doctoral fellows as they study and carry out research at Memorial. The CICETE MOU will explore potential collaborative opportunities between the two organizations. “Approximately 36 per cent of Memorial University’s international students are from China, and the university has more than a dozen existing agreements with Chinese institutions and is continuing to work on developing more,” said Dr. Gary Kachanoski, president and vice-chancellor, Memorial University. “Through our shared dedication, efforts and commitment, I am confident we will be able to develop even stronger post-secondary connections between Newfoundland and Labrador and China.” Along with Dr. Kachanoski, Premier Dunderdale was joined on the China mission by Tom Marshall, minister of Natural Resources; Jerome Kennedy, minister of Finance and president of Treasury Board; and Ed Martin, president and CEO, Nalcor Energy. Premier Dunderdale was also the guest speaker June 26 at a dinner hosted by Alderon Iron Ore Corp. delegation in China continued its mission, Kathy Dunderdale, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, reaffirmed the province’s commitment to global partnerships and post-secondary education through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the Mutual Recognition of Higher and Post-Secondary Education with the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China on June 26. “Education is one of the highest priorities for our government, and we are extremely proud of the partnership that has been built with the People’s Republic of China,” said Premier Dunderdale. “This new memorandum of understanding commits us to work together more closely towards our common goal, the pursuit of excellence in training and mobility in higher education.” Through the MOU, both parties will encourage their post-secondary institutions to formally recognize diplomas, degrees and certificates from each other’s jurisdiction. Under the agreement, for example, Chinese
obituaries
Dr. Alex Colville
Dr. Alex Colville, an honorary graduate of Memorial University, passed away July 16, 2013. He was 92.
Irene Anne Whitfield
Irene Anne Whitfield, a retired staff member of the Faculty of Arts, passed away July 20, 2013. She was 72.
Dr. Gus Rowe
Dr. Gus Rowe, who served as chair of Memorial’s Discipline of Family Medicine from 1978-1985, passed away July 20, 2013. He was 92.
Dr. Minnie Vallis
Dr. Minnie Vallis, an honorary graduate of Memorial University, passed away July 26, 2013. She was 80.
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One runner’s experience at the 2013 Boston Marathon
By David Penney
When Dr. Linda Hensman takes time away from her role as dean of the School of Pharmacy, you will often find her in training for a very different type of challenge than leading a busy professional school. In 2004 she discovered a joy for running and that passion has guided her through six marathons in cities such as Prague, Toronto, Vancouver and Berlin. Her first time running the Boston Marathon was in 2012, and although she successfully completed that run, the high temperatures that year motivated a return to run the race again under normal conditions. The tragic circumstances that marred the event in 2013 would prove to be the furthest thing from normal. On April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and injuring hundreds more. Dr. Hensman talked with Gazette contributor David Penney about her experience in Boston.
DP: What happened when the race was first stopped? LH: My friend Judy Sheppard and I had crossed the timing mats at the 40 kilometre distance on the race route and about one kilometre later I saw a congestion of runners up ahead of us, just before the underpass at Massachusetts Avenue. My immediate reaction was, “Darn it, I am having such a fabulous race, my time is out the window now!” But within 30 seconds I heard sirens and presumed we were stopped for some kind of emergency. We were among the first couple of hundred runners to be stopped. As the crowd grew and more runners began stopping it was amazing how calm everything was. No one got upset or annoyed.
to be dispatched as required. I had never seen anything like it. The full impact hit when I got back to my hotel and saw the bombings on TV and realized how lucky I was. I was stopped with about one kilometre to go, about thought how different events could have been if I had started a bit earlier, if I hadn’t taken a bathroom break or even if I had walked a little faster during my walk breaks. DP: Tell me about the calls, texts, emails and your welcome home at the airport. LH: I was overwhelmed with the number of texts, emails and voice messages not only from the running community, but colleagues at work, friends and family all over the world. I spent about four hours that evening responding to everyone and doing interviews. It was exhausting but it made me realize the wonderful group of people I work, run and socialize with. At a time like that it’s the support that gets you through and makes you strong.
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five to six minutes away from the site. I immediately
Dr. Linda Hensman stands next to the “finish line” outside her office door at the School of Pharmacy.
News notes
Listed below is a selection of the funding opportunities for which information has recently been received by the Office of Research Services. For links to further information on these items, visit Grant Funding Opportunities on the Research website at www.mun.ca/research/funding/opportunities/index.php . • Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral/Fellowship Awards • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Atlantic Regional Fellowship Program • CIHR Catalyst Grant: Secondary Analysis of Neuroimaging Databases • CIHR Dissemination Events • CIHR HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship • CIHR Industry-Partnered Collaborative Research (Registration and Full Application) • CIHR Knowledge Synthesis Grant • CIHR Mental Health Network • CIHR Operating Grant Registration (Mandatory) • CIHR Partnerships for Healthy System Improvement • CIHR Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples - Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange (PEKEs) • CIHR Planning Grants • CIHR Proof of Principal Phase I • CIHR Proof of Principal Phase II • CIHR Team Grant: Health Challenges in Chronic Inflammation Initiative • DoD Prostate Cancer Clinical Consortium Award • DoD Prostate Cancer Pathology Resource Network Award • Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Doctoral Research Award • Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Grant in Aid • Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada New Investigator Award • Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Fellowships • Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Scholarships • MITACS-Accelerate PhD Fellowships • NL-HARP Doctoral Dissertation Awards in Healthy Aging • NL-HARP Master’s Research Grants on Healthy Aging • NL-HARP Project Grants • NL-HARP Seed Grants on Healthy Aging • NSERC Award for Science Promotion • NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grant • NSERC PromoScience Grant • NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grants • NSERC Ship Time Grant • SSHRC Insight Grants Notice of Intent (Mandatory)
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At the airport in St. John’s four friends who are also runners were there with flowers to greet me. There were a few watery eyes and tears shed. I’ve seen emotional homecomings many times at the airport but never thought I’d be part of one myself. It was very emotional and again showed me the loving, caring and supportive community that I live in. I felt very protected having friends greet me and bring me home.
DP: Faculty and staff at the School of Pharmacy set up a
DP: How did events unfold from there? LH: Eventually, maybe after five minutes or so, people with phones started to get messages that there had been an explosion on Boylston Street near the finish line. I had my cellphone and managed to call my Dad in Vancouver to let him know I was okay, but shortly after that all cellphone transmission was shut down for a while. At that time we couldn’t reach Judy’s husband who was waiting in the family area at the finish line. That was a very anxious time for us.
About 10-15 minutes later, race officials told us that there had been explosions and people were injured. Close to an hour later they came back and told us they were trying to get water and blankets to the runners, many of whom were starting to get cold and thirsty. I had taken a jacket along with an extra shirt tied around my waist so I was lucky in that regard. Later I learned that Bostonians had brought out clothing and blankets from their homes to many runners who were stopped further back. Finally we were told that the race was cancelled and were instructed to walk back to the buses to collect the bags and clothing that we had checked at the beginning of the race. We were directed around the underpass and along Commonwealth Avenue, which runs parallel to Boylston Street. Even then all I saw was an incredibly tranquil boulevard with runners heading as quickly as they could to get to the buses. We still had no real appreciation for what had happened. We didn’t know the cause of the explosion or the extent of the injuries. I don’t think we knew then that anyone had died.
“finish line” for you in front of your office. What did you think of that? LH: I was surprised and really touched that the some of the staff and faculty would think to do that for me. I have always known they are a great group to work with but it really goes to show just how special they are that they went to the trouble to help me “finish” Boston. It was incredibly creative and thoughtful. I crossed the finish line but I was reluctant to break the tape. I left it up for a few days. DP: Having had time to collect yourself and reflect, what have you taken away from the experience? LH: In the face of adversity most people are caring individuals who will help out in times of crisis and need. The volunteers in Boston stayed around to hand out water and blankets and helped us in many different ways. They didn’t know if there would be more bombs and they could easily have left to go home and allowed us to fend for ourselves. The people of Boston who opened up their hearts and homes to the runners to give out clothing, blankets and water showed a great side of humanity. I’ve also been extremely impressed with how the Boston Athletic Association managed the events and the aftermath, including how they’ve reached out to the many runners who did not have an opportunity to finish the race. They have been exemplary in every way. Like most people I am deeply saddened for the innocent people who were killed and injured and the lasting impact on their lives that such a senseless act has caused. I am very fortunate and thankful that I managed to avoid being a direct witness to the carnage of that terrible event and that I was not injured. Those who were present will relive the horror for the rest of their lives I am
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – International Travelling Fellowship – Royal College Fellowship for Studies in Medical Education – Medical Education Travelling Fellowship – Detweiler Travelling Fellowship – Walter C. MacKenzie, Fellowship in Surgery
DP: When did you first get a clear picture of what had happened? LH: My first sense of the enormity of the event was when I got a call from a friend in St. John’s – that was shortly after the race had been stopped and we were still waiting. Knowing she was a friend of mine, the CBC had contacted her to try to reach me for comment so I knew this had to be serious. It started to really sink in when I was walking back to my hotel and I chatted with a volunteer who told me that he had helped put a critically injured spectator in an ambulance. I turned up another street and saw ambulances lined up for blocks, all ready
Sept. 13
The Ontario Mental Health Foundation – Research Project Grants
sure. While I have always known this, it was reinforced through these events that I have incredibly supportive friends and colleagues. That’s what truly creates richness in one’s life. Finally, based on the response of the sporting and in particular the running community, it’s evident that the collective spirit remains resolute. For me, my next marathon will be Chicago in October and I’ll be back in Boston to run again next year.
Sept. 19
Guggenheim, John Simon Memorial Foundation – Fellowships to assist Research and Artistic Creation (U.S. and Canada)
Sept. 20
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Community Health Grants
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REmembering wayne
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Members of the Faculty of Business Administration as well as the family of the late Dr. Wayne King participated in an installation ceremony for a memorial bench at Long Pond recently. Dr. King was a longtime member of the business faculty who passed away in November 2012.
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Friday, Aug. 16
Synthesis of New Macrocyclic Polyamides and Polysulfonamides and a Study of their Complexation Behavior using 1H-NMR and Mass Spectrometry, 10 a.m.–12 p.m., IIC-2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
Sunday, Aug. 25
Nature Programs at MUN Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
Wednesday, Aug. 8
Model Study of Coupled Physical-Biogeochemical Variability in the Labrador Sea, 3:30–4:30 p.m., C 2045, Sponsor: Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
Monday, Aug. 26
Beyond the Backyard Nature Program, 10:30–11:30 a.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
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Nature Programs at MUN Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Nature Programs at MUN Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., New Plant Showcase at Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Afternoon Nature Hikes Program, 2:30–3:30 p.m., |306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
Monday, Aug. 12
Beyond the Backyard Nature Program, 10:30–11:30 a.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Afternoon Nature Hikes Program, 2:30–3:30 p.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
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Monday, Aug. 19
Beyond the Backyard Nature Program, 10:30–11:30 a.m., 306 Mount Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden Afternoon Nature Hikes Program, 2:30–3:30 p.m., 306 Mount
Wednesday, Aug. 14
French Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador: Past, Present and Future, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Memorial University, Sponsor: Department of French and Spanish
Scio Rd., Sponsor: MUN Botanical Garden
Tuesday, Aug. 20
Elastodynamic and Finite Element Analysis of Coupled LateralAxial Vibration of a Drillstring with a Downhole Vibration Generator and Shock Sub, 1–3 p.m., IIC 2014, Bruneau Center for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
Thursday, Aug. 15
Measuring Police Caution Comprehension in Adult Offenders and the Relationship to Cognitive Function, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., IIC 2014, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, Sponsor: School of Graduate Studies
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Team Memorial drives ahead at international baja event
By Jackey Locke
When part of the curriculum is
to design and build an off-road vehicle for racing, going to school takes on a whole new meaning. For the fourth year in a row, Team Memorial Baja competed at the international Baja SAE Series. The team placed 38 out of 88 universities and, for the first time, the university’s baja finished the four-hour endurance race over rough terrain without any technical issues. Team captain Aaron Bolt was pleased with how and during the competition, which took place in Rochester, N.Y. “We learned a lot from last year’s competition and because of that we were able to produce a vehicle that was both technologically superior and more capable than ever before,” he said. “Our car held up great in the endurance race and was able to compete in all the events, and despite many unexpected challenges leading up to the event, we all pulled together and got things done.” Baja SAE consists of three regional competitions that simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges. Engineering students are tasked to design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive the severe punishment of rough terrain and sometimes even water. Baja SAE Rochester 2013 took place from June 6-9, and included competitions in acceleration, hill climbing, manoeuverability, suspension and traction and endurance. “The first few days of the event are always the most stressful,” said Mr. Bolt. “This is when the technical safety inspection of the car takes place. Despite not having any critical problems with the car, some unfortunate scheduling problems caused things to be a little more stressful than usual, but we got through it and were able to compete. The first day of dynamic events — acceleration, hill climb, suspension and traction and manoeuverability — went well, but a few minor issues cost us in the standings. On the last day, which was the day of the endurance race, the sun came out after three days of rain and the car performed great and stayed on the track and required one minor repair.” To date, Team Memorial has done well at the competition. In 2010 the team came in first overall in the water event and won the Rookie of the Year award. In 2011 Team Memorial placed fourth in the hill climbing event, and placed sixth in the acceleration event in 2012. For next year’s competition, the team plans to improve the existing baja by reducing the overall weight of the car while maintaining strength by using composite materials, expanding the capabilities of the Arduino-powered driver information system, continuing to find new ways to utilize 3-D printing in designs and improving driver training and competition preparation. Improving the existing car instead of building a new car will allow for more preparation time leading up to next year’s event. Mr. Bolt believes that getting involved in events such as the Baja SAE Series enhances the university experience and encourages students to find creative and fun ways to learn. “The Memorial Baja team provides a unique experience to engineering students and allows us to get real world design experience before we graduate. It is the best way for students in engineering to learn about machining and fabricating and gain hands-on experience with all the tools of the trade, as well as learning to design for manufacturing, assembly and maintenance. It has truly enhanced my academic experience and has been crucial in my development as an engineer. It is awesome!” The team wishes to acknowledge and thank their sponsors, including the Angus Bruneau Student Leadership and innovation Fund in Engineering (LIFE) Program, Memorial’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and Technical Services Division, Hickman Motors, Atlantic Trailer and Equipment, Cimetrix Solutions, PAL, Wood Group PSN, Rideout Tools, Pennecon, QTC, PEG-NL and Mile One Harley. For more about Team Memorial Baja, please visit www.memorialbaja.com .
colin peddle photo
the team worked together leading up to
Luke Hancox of Memorial’s Baja team churns up some mud during competition.
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Gazette | Wednesday, August 7, 2013
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